The Department of Radiation Oncology is pleased to congratulate Aris Alexandrou and Demet Candas. Alexandrou and Candas, graduate students in Dr. Jian-Jian Li's lab, were awarded Scholars-in-Training (SIT) awards from the Radiation Research Society (RRS), which recognizes top research from graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The Radiation Research Society's objectives are to encourage the advancement of radiation research, facilitate cooperative research between the disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology and medicine and promote dissemination of knowledge. The SIT award will support their attendance to the RRS' annual meeting held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.